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. By KIRKE L.
Wide World War Analyst
Escape from Brest of a trio of fast and powerful German
war craft under the noses of the royal navy and royal air force
and the very muzzles of British Shore batteries is a stunning new
blow to anti-axis war leaden.
It changes vital war factors in
both oceans. It represents, aside
from any other construction
placed upon it, closely integrated
GermanAJapanese strategy.
With such hig and danger
vesseli as the light battleships
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and
the heavy cruiser Prinx Eaten
loose In the Atlantic, that ocean
becomes again the greatest dan
ger zone for Britain, Russia and
this country. Those sea routes
most be kept open If the axis
war design Is 'to be frustrated.
And to the extent that the dar
: Ing German sea success forces in
creased Anglo-American naval
. conventions in the Atlantic at the
, expense of the Pacific defenses it
will certainly help Japan enlarge
her victories. It could seal the fate
of the Dutch Indies, next in line
for Japanese assault.
London commentators make
no bones about the seriousness
for the allied cause of British
failure to destroy those German
war' craft. The whys of that
fresh disaster, as of the Inef
fective defense of Singapore, are
British business. It is a business,
however, that piled on top of
the Singapore debacle could
bring Prime Minister Winston
Churchill's head to the political
block in London.
Hitler gambled mightily and
unquestionably won in ordering
the bold dash through Dover
strait. The skill and daring with
which that coup was executed
must command admiration; yet it
speaks also of desperation. What
the purpose was is not yet fully
revealed, but the risk was so
great, the chance of success so
mall that some critical aspect of
nazi or axis strategy must be in
volved. It is true that the three ships
were useless to Germany holed
vp at Brest and subject to re
peated British air bombing. The
nothing venture d-nothlng-galned
axiom ' alone dictated a
run for it.
Nevertheless, had the ships'been
destroyed, it would have bolstered
British and allied morale im
measurably at an otherwise dark
moment It would also have in
fluenced both Atlantic and Pacific
war factors almost as favorably
for the United Nations as their
escape has imponderably altered
them in German-Japanese favor,
The stark fact that confronts
London and Washington is that
Hitler at this moment, may have
the most powerful surface fleet
now in the Atlantic,.
Defense Unit
Plans Survey
In Camp Area
The federal division of defense
housing coordination will start
surveys with a view to recom
mending the Albany - Corvallis
cantonment district for a place on
the critical areas list as soon as
the division receives notice from
the war department that the big
army base project is to be car-
ried out, Gov. Charles A. Sprague
was advised Friday Jut a letter
from . Winters Haycock, " regional
coordinator. t
The governor was asked In
another message, from the
Ninth corps area command, to
forward statement of eondl-
tions deemed to jmUfyTsiml
lar action in the Medferd can
tonment district
Army and defense housing of
ficials were asked by the gover
nor several days ago to declare
the two areas open to residential
construction to h o u s e defense
workers. Albany, Corvallis, Inde
pendence, Monmouth and Salem
were named specifically, as to the
local cantorunent area.
Local Groups
Planned for
Camp Problems
Organization of local commit
tees to handle hundreds of prob
lems that win "develop because of
the construction of the Medford
and Albany-Corvanis army can
tonments, is progressing satis
factorily, W. H. Crawford, direc
tor of the Oregon Economic Coun
" dL reported upon bis return hero
Friday. . - ?
Crawford met with these com
raittees 1 at Eugene, Albany, Cor-
.yallla and other cities.-
Crawford i aid the policing
the artsy cac tonments would' be
handled fhroush cooperation of
state; police, .county sheriffs
. trJ city .officers.'.,
While at Eugene Crawford as
r'risi la erganizin the Lane
County War Industries, Inc, which
Will all la the distribution of de
fenst contract! la that section of
ths stats. -
SIMPSON
For The Statesman
elebes Port
Is Set Afire
Crack Chinese Army
Arrives in Burma as
Japs Near Rangoon
(Continued from Page 1)
hundred miles to the border,
then were rushed by truck Into
Burma.
They have been greeted by en
thusiastic crowds cheering for
Chiang, King George and Roo
sevelt."
Mud-stained and tattered, the
first Chinese reinforcements ar
rived several weeks ago after
trudging 1000 miles to take up
positions defending Burma in the
steep gorges of the eastern fron
tier.
These troops were led by Gen
eral Liu Kwan-Lung, who brought
them from South Kwangsl prov
ince. They brought new rifles and
themselves dragged machineguns
and heavier pieces, for they were
without trucks or even mules.
The troops pouring Into Burma
Friday gave added point to the
current trip of Chiang Kai-Shek
to India, where he is conferring
with government and military
leaders on throwing the vast man
power of the two countries against
Japan.
RANGOON, Feb. 13-V-A sec
ond Japanese attempt to smash
through the British-held Salween
river line at Paan was under way
nday night with fierce fighting
reported in a communique which
said results of the battle still
were obscure.
The Japanese, fighting to wid
en a footing on the west bank
of the broad stream, massed
theuV forces and strnck out In
then second posh barely 24
hoars after their first attempt
collapsed before a British and
Indian bayonet counter attack.
"Further south," the British
war report said, "the situation
is quiet at the moment."
That is the sector where the
Japanese were stopped at least
temporarily after crossing the
estuary of the Salween from
Moulmein to Martaban, 30 miles
south of Paan.
In the Paan sector the Japanese
were following their usual tactics
of filtering through the jungle
around forward defense positions
Their drive apparently was point
ed toward the key town of Tha-
ton, 20 miles east of Paan. Thaton
is astride the only road from Mar
taban around the head of Sittang
bay to Rangoon.
Observers here said if Thaton
should fall the mouth of the Sit-
tang river, half way back to Ran
goon, probably would be the next
anchor of the defense line.
Wartime Bus
Schedule Is
Announced
Inauguration of a daylight sav
ing bus schedule between Salem
and Portland for the benefit 1 of
commuters to go Into effect Mon
day morning was announced Fri
day by Pacific Greyhound lines
through the Public Utilities office
here.
The schedule calls for a bus to
leave Salem at 6 ajn.. arriving in
Portland at 735 ajn., one to leave
Portland at 6:20, arriving in Sa
lem at 7:40.
The southbound bus will en
able state and ether employes
to reach the capital city In time
to be on duty on or before S
aon. The northbound service
is planned to take workers front
the mid-valley region into Port
land and Vancouver in time to
make connections to get them to
their Jobs in shipyards on time,
according to Wesley Egger. Ore
gon superintendent of the line.
"Many perons who have ob -
tained employment In the ship-
yards for the emergency from the
Salem area will not have to seekl"ver saia raaay.
new living quarters in either Port-
land or Vancouver, because of the
new schedule, which provides
means for- Quick transportation
that could be solved onlv In thisUverted, Raved said.
manner through the tire-rationing
penocy Etfers said.. I- .
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Salem Autos Collide
Autos driven by Everett Haley.
Salem route three, and Mrs. Sam
uawson, v sow, couiaed
Friday nignl at south mmer-
cmu,, . uu.. ucuuouim sirens. i lerro-suicon, . pnospnorus, magne
Damage to vehicles was slight, slum, TNT and chlorine may be
ass no unc was jujuzcu. , "
Editors Flav
British Chief
Churchill Gets Hiding
From Press on Many
Humiliating Defeats
(Continued from Page 1)
means or another to a clearer
recognition of some essential
truths. Does he take too much
upon himself? . . . should he not
limit the numbers of his war
I cabinet and improve its quality?'
Lord Beaverbrook's Daily Ex
press came to cnurenurs oe
fense, declaring that "the horse
Churchill is pulling a heavy load
vp hill' . What de we de to that
horse? Beat him with sticks? Or
get behind the wagon and give
him a hand?"
The Daily Express also put in
I a word of caution against "rolling
heads in the sand before knowing
all the facts."
LONDON, Feb. 13-)-The al
lies faced a bitter fight for con
trol of the North Atlantic Friday
night after two German battle
ships and a heavy cruiser, battered
but menacingly afloat, had gained
the safety of Helgoland after
dash through the English channel
and the North Sea that flouted
more than a century of British
naval history.
Fears were expressed openly
in London that the 26,000-ton
Scharnhorst and Gneisenan and
the IMOa-ton cruiser Frlns En
gen, now at safe anchor for re
pair and supply at the end of a
700-mile fighting race from their
bomb trap at Brest, would ren
dezvous with a nasi Atlantic
fleet strong enough "to go
wherever it likes from the Ork
neys to Long Island."
Coming as it did on top of the
battle of Singapore and the Brit
ish reverse in Africa, the humbl
ing of British navy and air force
in thier own waters measurably
swelled the roar of criticism of
the present cabinet Some per
sons thought that Prime Minister
Churchill himself might have
heavy going to stay In office. But
against this was the brief that
there was no one of his stature
to take his place.
The battle, Involving hund
reds of planes and warships of
varied sizes, was broken off
after an almost suicidal attack
by British destroyers off the
month of the Netherlands'
Scheldt. These destroyers
pierced the strong screen ef the
big nasi warships and launched
their torpedoes at less than S000
yards; then escaped without the
loss of a shin.
The details of this assault pro
vided almost the sole comfort to
night for the man on the street
who realized that a second-rate
German navy has turned the Eng
lish channel into a' highway for
nazi ships.
Funeral for -Dallas
Woman
Set Sunday
DALLAS Funeral services for
Mrs. Mary J. Arnold, 89, who died
Thursday, are to be held Sunday
at 3:30 p. m. at the Henkle and
Bollman mortuary.
As Mary J. Cariile she was born
in Quebec, Canada, on June 21,
1852. At an early age, she moved
with her parents to Wisconsin,
where they lived until the close
of the Civil war, when they moved
to Martin county, Minn. There
she married Numa Arnold on No
vember 20, 1870. To this union
eight children were born, seven of
whom survive her, Mrs. Mel Bark
er, and Mrs. A. C. Ferris, Salem;
Mrs. L. Zentz, Dallas: Mrs. Car
rie Ellis, Burbank, Calif.; Frank
Arnold, Dallas; Albert Arnold,
Elklon, and James Arnold, Salem.
She is also survived by 29
grandchildren and 49 great
grandchildren.
In 1909 Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
moevd to Oregon and settled in
Dallas. Mr. Arnold died in 1921,
after which she maintained her
own home for a number of years.
In recent years she has resided
with her children.
Power May Be
Rationed Here
Next Winter
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. tt-tfn
Limited rationing of power may
be invoked In the Pacific north-
1 west next winter to meet peak de
J mand new war Industries,
I Bonneville Administrator Paul J.
Ail existing power facflitiea in
the region will have to be pressed
mto service on n coordinated basis
if serious shortages are to be
J Seven new industries anticipat-
lea in this area wm require
additional 180.000 kilowatts
power by next December, the ad
ministrator predicted.
- Peak demands by certain civil-
I Ian Industries tu-nhahlv wm t.
to be curtailed on a voluntary and
individual basis, he said, la order
that ie . Industries xriucins!
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Here is a reproduction ef the selective service blank all US males
Mondar. February 14. 15. 18. If bora on or after February IT, 1897,
Volunteers will handle the enrollment Machinery for the nationwide registration of men aged 2I to
44, Inclusive, under the amended selective service act has been set np throughout the country. About
9,000,000 men are expected to register in the nation and some 75,000 m Oregon. The registration is
expected to provide the armed forces with an additional 1400,000 men available for Immediate service.
Dairy Starts
Six-Day Week
Milk Deliveries on
Sundays Cancelled,
Doubled Saturdays
(Continued from Pago 1)
milk and cream for empty bot
tles. Because priority regulations
do not permit the purchase of
tires for retail milk delivery, it
will probably be necessary to
make additional curtailments m
the near future. Hofstetter said.
Curly's dairy, which handles
distribution for seven different
establishments as a result of con
solidations during the past three
years, is reported to handle 50
per cent of the deliveries in Sa
lem. Other Salem establishments
have not announced what meas
ures they will take to conserve
tires and other equipment
Yanks Angry
At British
,1-
Malaya Evacuees Hit
Methods in Malaya and
Plan Protest to US
(Continued from Page 1)
Another passenger, Mrs. J. G.
Hanna, wife of a former Seattle,
Wash., dentist, said she saw the
British fleeing before the Japan
ese attack in Malaya and that "
dont blame them for fleeing, they
had no planes to protect them."
Even up to the day she left
Singapore, she said, "I had no
more idea that Singapore would
be taken than I would that New
York could be taken." because
the British would say 'Don't wor
ry, they can't reach here. This
thuig can't last' "
NEW YORK, Feb. 13-UP)-The
British radio said Friday night
that more than 7000 of the 10,000
European women and children in
Singapore had been removed from
the island before the end of Jan
uary. The broadcast was heard
here by CBS.
Dispatches from Singapore the
past week have told of British
and Dutch boats steaming out of
the beleaguered base with other
hun&reds of women and children.
WU Students
Climax Fete
With Dance
Willamette university students
tonight climax their portion of
the school's 100th birthday anni
versary with a Centennial ball
at the Salem armory, featuring
Freshman Nancy Austin, century
girL
The dance will begin at MAS
id will Include introduction
ef the century girt at t:15 and
n grand march led by BOos Aus
tin and CoL Elmer V. Weeten.
Part of the program win be
broadcast. Women at sororities
and the dormitory have been
granted late leave.
-The program began Friday
morning with the Bearcat band
In concert. An "all college cen
tury show" was presented Friday
night in Waller halL burlesquing
the "good old days.'
- Sororities will hold formal ini
tiation prior to the ball tonight
-A number of functions are
planned to honor student, body
presidents visiting from other
campuses of the northwest: They
plan to attend services Sunday
morning at First Methodist
church. Arrangements lor their
entertainment are in charge of
Dick Stacer . and Sumner GaUa
her.
Execution
Postponed
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. lS-fp)
Circuit Judge Alfred P. Dobsoo
Friday postponed the execution, of
Orecjon. Saturday Morning. February 1342
75ft00 Oregonians Will Sign This Blank
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William H. Wallace, 54, sentenced
to die in the state penitentiary
gas chamber February 20 for the
slaying of Ben FinkelL 32, on a
downtown Portland street last
August 8.
The postponement will permit
Wallace to appeal to the state su
preme court
State Board
Delay Flayed
Judd Sees 'Bottleneck
For Defense in Birth
Certificate System
(Continued from page 1)
thereby to be of some assistance
to persons born in Oregon. The
state board ef health, apparent
ly, Is still of the opinion that
such certificates are of little
value, even though the same
chapter recites that they 'shall
bo prima facie evidence of the
facto therein stated."
"However, we are still depend
ent upon the state board to turn
ish the necessary forms for this
court procedure (said forms will
show on their face that the evi
dence Was not abstracted by the
state board of health) and have
experienced a great amount of
trouble in securing them and
answers to other requests for sup
plies," Judd's statement con
cludes.
Men seeking positions in de
fense Industries where birth cer
tificates are required have de
clared in his office within the past
24 hours, Judd said, that they have
for three months tried unsuccess
fully to obtain either a birth cer
tificate from the state board of
health or assurance that such a
certificate is not on file in the
board's Portland office.
Welders Plan
New Pickets
After Fight
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. lJ-Cfl3)
Welders seeking an independent
union from the AFL voted Friday
night to re-establish picket lines
at the big Seattle-Tacoma ship
yards Saturday morning, in the
face of the bodily violence 25 to
40 of their number suffered early
Friday In trying the same thing.
Bandaged as a result ef the
first fray, in whleh shipyard
workers beat, knocked to the
ground, kicked and generally
"worked ever" his pickets,
Charles L. Brinkerhoff, spokes
man for the welders, emerged
from the meeting tonight and
announced:
"This time we're going to back
up our pickets with about 400 ob
servers just in case. The men
have orders, both the pickets and
the others, to be on hand at 7:30
am, when the shifts change.
Former State
Senator Di6s
OREGON CITY, Feb. 15-GP)
Joseph jEugene Hedges, 77,' form
er state senator, died here Friday.
A lawyer here for SO years, Hed
ges was a school board director for
17 years and a member of the
state board of higher curricula for
20 years. :
The widow and three children
survive. Funeral services wfH be
held Monday. 'vivT v ' : r y
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Third Draft
Starts Today
Registration of Men
20-21 and 36-44 to"
Sign Up at Armory
(Continued from Page 1)
as to avoid disrupting Industrial
and other production.
In several states, however, In
cluding Rhode Island, Utah, and
Michigan, some men were per'
mitted to enroll Friday.
Monday is the specific date
named in President Roosevelt's
proclamation, however, and all
draft boards will be in fun op
eration then.
Governors and state selective
service directors ordered the ad
vance registration, on authority
of national readquarters.
Men, not already enrolled, who
had reached 20 by last December
31 and will not have attained the
age of 45 by Monday, are required
to register.
Registration necessitates an
swering only a ; few questions
relating1 to name, blrthdate, and
place of residence. Later, draft
boards will send registrants
Questionnaires covering ether
needed Information.
The current registration com
pletes the process, of enrolling all
the nation's manpower subject to
call for military service. Men be
tween 18 and 20 and between 45
and 64 are to be enrolled later, on
dates to be set by the president
They are not subject to combat
duty.
Water Board
Talks Sick
Leave Plan
Outlined plans for a definite
sick-leave policy in dealing with
commission employes were pre
sented to Salem water board
members at their regular meeting
Friday night Little comment was
made at the session by board
members who agreed to study the
outlines and to prepare for their
discussion at the next meeting.
A delegation from the Salem
Trades St Labor council, meet
ting with the board, discussed
Its dealing with eaaployes and
declared La favor of an estab
Usshed sick-leave policy.
Three salary Increases ap
proved by the board at Friday's
meeting bring employe salaries
almost to the leveling off point
from which Increases or de
creases may be made on a per
centage arrangement rather than
by individual cases. Manager C.
E. Guenther said. Commissioners
said they would plan no immedi
ate reduction in number of guards
hired to protect reservoir and oth
er water system properties.
Riiral Residents
Invited to Fire
Reserves
Rural, residents who are Inter
ested in organizing fire districts
for emergency defense will be
welcomed at Monday night's fire
reserves meeting at the Salem
chamber of commerce, County
Defense Coordinator Bryan H,
Conley said Friday night
Wil' be more; than ' glad to
share, with them any of the ma
terial, . information or V training
services we may have for fire
fighting defense reserves," Coo
ler 'declared. Th e meeting .? Is
called for 7:39 Monday night
of ' Independence
AT -
MacArthur Set
For Offensive
Two Jap Bombers Fall
Under US;Fire; Right
Flank Feels Pressure
(Continued from Page 1)
erang bombing Inflicted severe
losses. ; v ; .
The Japanese have been obliged
to take few precautions against
attacks by the defenders' little
guerrilla air force, whereas the
Americans and Filipinos must be
continuously on the alert against
enemy bombers,! and quick to
take cover hi foxholes and camou
flaged shelters. Conseauently. the
mistaken bombs likely caused
much heavier,' casualties than
those aimed at American-Filipino
positions. ,- .
The air attack' was accompa
nied by aggressive enemy patrol
action which resulted in sporadic
small-scale fighting.
Not since February X have
the Invaders undertaken a gen
eral offensive all along the bat
tle line, which extends about
midway across the 25-mile-long
peninsula. Kepeated local at
tacks. Including- attempted
landings from barges en the
rugged South China sea coast,
have been handled roughly.
For two days there have been
no reports from the'duel between
the big guns of the Corregidor
fortifications and'; Japanese siege
guns on the south shore of Ma
nua bay.
Observers still Viewed the lull,
however, as a calm before a
storm, recalling MacArthur's ad
vice of two days ago that "move
ments of hostile reinforcements
indicate early resumption of an
attack in force against our posi
tions."
Marion's Tax
Bills Mailed
Statements Call for
Million and a Quarter
From Property Owners
(Continued from Page 1)
to be sent out this fall will cover
the fiscal year of July 1, 1942 to
June 30, 1943, for all taxing units
in keeping with provisions of law
changes by the 1941 legislature.
Anxiety to pay "all we owe"
caused some persons to attempt
to pay a full year's taxes Friday,
Brabec said, explaining that his
office could accept no more than
the statements cover if payments
are otherwise up-to-date.
''Some even wanted to. give
double the amount for which
they were billed, believing they
would thus be paying for the
entire year of 1942. But that
simply cant be done, and it Is
hard te realise that this Is a
shlftover levy. There will be
another levy and another as
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sessment before a new roll Is
Issued," Brabec emphasized.
Payment of the entire current
tax on or before March 15 en
titles the taxpayer to a discount,
of one per cent However, pay
ment of one half the sum may
be made on or before March IS
and the other half on or before
June 15 without accumulation of
interest and without benefit of
discount, Brabec pointed out .
The tax roll turned- over by
Assessor Tad She! ton is based on
an assessed valuation of 141,287,
920, of which $18,734,300 is for
acreage and 113,263,760 town lots.
Tax on the rural viand totals
$437,081.83, on the town prop
erties $522,708.13. Personal prop
erty assessment is for $3,684,750
on which the tax is $123,3)5.59,
while a tax of $159,008.97 has
been levied on $5,605,110 corpor
ation assessments.
Singapore Is
Still Holding
Gty Calm as Battle
Continues; British
In Counter-Attacks
(Continued from Page 1)
said, opened early and did a brisk
business; many large commercial
houses opened their doors as
usuaL
Great demonstrations of en
thusiasm were declared touched
off by reports of heavy punish
ment dealt the invader by the
Birtish.
The Singapore Free Press,
the city's only newspaper still
publishing, carried a banner
headline en Its single sheet
with this message from Gov
ernor Sir Shenton Thomas:
"Singapore mast stand; It
shall stand!"
But, irresistably advancing
though he was, the invader was
suffering terrible casualties from
massed British batteries which
were throwing shells into the
Japanese concentrations at a rate
as high as 400 an hour.
Quelle Picket
Line Explained
Explanation of the picket line
at the Quelle restaurant was made
Friday by Dan Hay, executive
secretary of the Associated Em
ployers of Oregon, to a combined
meeting of the Salem Retail Trade
bureau and the Salem Realty
board.
Hay declared there was no
strike at the firm and that Pro
prietor Frank Chatas had no ob
jection to his employes joining the
Culinary Alliance if they so de
sired. Current issue of Sunset maga
zine, devoting two pages to pic
tures of Salem residences, the
capitol and forestry building, was
shown the group. The display was
arranged by the realtors.
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